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FPSC Classic Product Chat / Just got Windows 8, need new direct x but not entirely sure where to get it.

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Captain Coder
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Posted: 12th Aug 2013 10:25
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Hello all

I have been toying with FPSC on an older laptop and just bought a new computer for college However, after I installed FPSC V1, I tried to install DX9.0c, and the computer wouldn't let me because I already have DX11. When I try to run FPSC, though, it says I need to download DX10 from June (or July) 2010 or later.

I think I need to download from this link: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35 However, before I put anything on my new machine, I thought I'd check here to make sure it's what I need

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Captain Coder

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TheK
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Posted: 12th Aug 2013 11:03 Edited at: 12th Aug 2013 11:03
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Hey there,

the web-installer will install most DirectX versions on your computer. This includes the versions needed for FPSC. So, go ahead and install that!

FPS Creator 1 doesn't need DirectX 10, as this is already covered by FPS Creator X10. It is only false captioning in the error message.

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Jan


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Captain Coder
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Posted: 12th Aug 2013 17:59
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It worked! Thanks for the tip.

However, I have a new problem now: FPSC needs me to turn off User Account Control (UAC). This is not the same as Windows Vista (the operating system I moved away from when I got my new computer), where you can simply turn it on or off; instead, there's a slider that allows you to set the level of activity UAC does. I tried setting it to the lowest setting - no UAC monitoring - however, FPSC still says I need to switch UAC off and crashes every time I try to open it I think if I reinstalled it on my specific user (not Program Files x86) then that might solve the problem. However, I'd rather avoid that as that is a bit time consuming for me to uninstall FPSC and then reinstall it (the repair feature does not work properly for me).

Does anyone know how to completely turn off UAC?

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Colonel Glitch

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ncmako
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Posted: 12th Aug 2013 18:20
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Hi Captain Coder
The Win8 UAC problem has been discussed several times. In previous threads UAC did not need to be turned off. Here is a link to some solutions...maybe? http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=201994&b=21
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TheK
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Posted: 13th Aug 2013 08:08
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Hey there,

I use xp-antispy to turn off UAC, as I find these messages disturbing and really not needed for me. I know what I do and one really should only turn UAC of, if he knows what he's up to.

So, yeah: http://xp-antispy.org/en/

xp-antispy can also turn off other various and not needed functions.

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Jan


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Posted: 15th Aug 2013 01:03
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UAC problem solved Thanks for the link, ncmako!

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